question about this solinoid valve...

[trae08]

i got this valve from work and i hooked it up to 2 9 volt batteries but it does nothing..

on the side it says 120 v watts 5.3

so i know 120 volts is standard for wall sockets but i didnt know if the 5.3 volts mattered or not.

here is a picture any help is apreciated.

[SpudFarm]

try a transformer on a 12v battery like people have in there cars to look at tv

[DYI]

on the side it says 120 v

You said it yourself. Unless you have a way of getting two 9V batteries to add up to 120V I believe the actual solenoid operates on DC anyway, which would mean the valve has a built in rectifier. In this case, it should run at its rated voltage whether you input DC or AC.

You could always use an inverter to convert 12VDC to 120VAC.

[starman]

That means it is actuated by 120 VAC and draws 5.3 watts of power when actuated.

Instead of batteries, try carefully actuating it with 120 VAC wall power.

[trae08]

awsome. yea it worked. usually when im not sure i just hook it up to the wall. never turns out to well,,... but this valve works.. unfortunately its a normally open valve. so i have no use for it. and it dosnt look changable to normally closed